Jiang Xia flicked the evidence bag with a finger. "On Mr. Yamada's first night in the hospital, he fell into an abnormal stupor. This was the food he ate before going to sleep.
"Suspicious, he and Officer Takagi hurried over to retrieve these two wrappers before the garbage was dealt with the next day, then sent them in for testing."
Officer Takagi nodded, vividly remembering the incident. "Mr. Yamada suspected someone had opened this sealed food, drugged it, and repackaged it. But after testing, we found no traces of drugs inside."
Conan: "..." Vodka only ate sealed food even when he was out and about? This guy was far too vigilant. It seemed plans like get familiar with Vodka, then find a chance to drug and capture him needed reconsidering...
One elementary school student detective began to drift off, while one low-profile Organization Cadre began to feel a chill run down his back.
Meanwhile, their mutual colleague continued diligently solving the case.
Jiang Xia said, "These wrappers hadn't been thrown away, so I asked officers from the Forensics Department to examine them again..."
Dr. Heishan raised an eyebrow. He had long anticipated how that patient of his might react, so he had prepared empty wrappers beforehand and swapped out the drug-stained ones.
Hearing this, he smiled confidently. "Are you going to say that this time, you detected drug components?"
Jiang Xia shook his head. "This time, they tested for fingerprints."
Dr. Heishan: "?!"
Jiang Xia looked at him. "When you drugged Mr. Yamada on the first night, you probably never expected the police to send Officer Takagi to protect him—in your plan, Mr. Yamada would at most have hospital staff check the wrapper for drugs. But in reality, the police provided him with a more thorough and professional examination.
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